St. Cosmas Aitolos Perhaps the most misunderstood sacrament of the Christian Church is confession (or repentance). How did it originate?...
Healing The Orthodox Church has always viewed body and soul as inseparable thus stressing the necessity for preserving both...
I need to share a story that changed my life forever even though it did not involve me directly. You...
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. At the end of...
Sacraments (or Mysteries) are holy actions of the Church by which spiritual life is imparted to those receiving them. Ordination,...
by Fr. Stephen The title of this post is quite misleading – for in proper theological language – there are...
From earliest times the church has practised chrismation immediately following baptism. In the sacrament of chrismation (Gr. chrismatis, “anointing”) the...
Why infant Baptism ? Holy Baptism is the first of seven Sacraments in the Orthodox Christian Church. Together with the...
By Archpriest Aleksiy Uminskiy Translated by Zhanna Menshikova If we understand that confession is not merely a conversation with a...
by Archimandrite Justin Popovich All the truths of Orthodoxy emerge from one truth and converge on one truth, infinite and...
Michael Haldas St. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:4, “I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of...
Holy souls live among living humans… “I was under the impression that mister John was a theologian-professor. I surmised that,...
“Foolishness for Christ” was always appreciated as one of the most moving chapters in the voluminous Book of Saints of...
